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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27
The Bibles in the National Library.

Frank G. Carpenter, in his article on
s'Uncle SANS Book Case" in the Cos
m9PolitGn, says;
The National Library contains many
rare and curious works. 1t has some of
the most valuable books ever published
in America, and among these is the first
American Bible printed in a European
tongue in this country. 1t it a German
Bible which was printed at Germantown
in 1743, and which Mr.. Spofford bought
at book auction about two years ago.
1t is kept in a box-iike case in one of the
alcoves of the ground floor, and is truly a
curiosity. Though not as thick as Web
ster's Dictionary, it weighs about as
much, and though printed over one hun
dred and twenty years ago, it is still in
good condition. 1t is about six inches
thick and eight inches wide, by ten or
twelve inches long. 1t is bound in oak
boards covered with a rich brown leather,
and on its corners there are heavy brass
bosses with little heads jutting out of
them TO keep the leather from resting on
the table. Its clasps arc of leather with
brass fasteners, and its paper, now yellow
with age, is printed in queer old German
type. The first page is in colors, and on
the fiy-leaves there are several genealogi-
cal records 1t was originally owned by
German, but in 1898 it was bought by
Enoch Rittenhouse, member, doubt
not, OF the old Rittenhouse family of
Philadelphia.
Another Bible that the Library has, is
that printed for the Indians by John
Eliot in 1868. This is the first Bible
printed in America. 1t was printed in
Cambridge and in the Indian tongue.
The Library has a chapter devoted to
Bibles, and the chapter of theological
works is the largest one in the Library.
] looked at this big bookcase Of Bibles
the other day; they are of all sizes and
shapes, from the little vest-pocket edi-
tions to one big enough almost for a
mounting block for horses. They are in
all dialects and languages, and the
Chinese Bibles look like so many punches
OF MANILA wrapping-paper. The print
Of these Bibles is as queer as the
languages in which they are printed,
and they have every style of types from
the illuminated script of the monks OF
the Middle Ages to the common print Of
to-day.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

Yery fine Jet beads are used for hat
trimming.
Copper buttons are novelty for out
AIDE garments.
The latest SUI umbrellas look like so
na1y huge T.osies.
A gold cord is one Of the latest designs
il icueiEg for the neck
There are a great many new braids IN
Eneiish. Eeapalitan, Milan, and Tuscan
sfrsEs, In CHIPS and American straws.
The ne~ applique lace looks very like
embroidery and Is 3 very dressy trimming
sor summer costumes Of thin fabrics.
slfaliz with pin-hesd dot in white
are quite new this season. They are Of
American manufacture and very wide.
spangiss are having a day Of their
oEu and appesr in all sorts Of impossible
rllcez from the shoes 10 the head-gear.
Aigreftes for the hair are invariably Of
taft a ostrich pllnes in one or two
ziladfs; soinefimes even three are allow
sbie
The white plush card case has an inter
lining q sarhei powder which Is delicate
enough 70 just suggest an odor to the
cards.
TIE mis- II ihe rich new parasols are
tipped zith tortoise shell, gilt or silver,
si1eT she Old fashions in our grandmoih-
e. times
White dresses promise 10 be more gen
craily uorn than ever before. and many
= 1llc ncr materials are very dainty and
beautiful
.Alfs doth isaneH black dress material.
snd r he nos. desirable Of al black fab
zios. Il has a ak uaFp and It's softness
zBd esea texture render Il suitable for the
fast scar.
Eeais - cFeTy color. pale pink, amber.
iire and white a. well a. ieis. garnefs.
sfesl. silver and gold-iined beads that do
% iarui-h, are made into passementeries
f1T trimming.
Leather buttons are the novelty in this
iElporanf detail Of the costume. These
ar an alligator skin or the smooth Russia
leufisf and 10 large aud small size. and
AR s1iiziic for walking suits and
jsfksis
Gas and pale SHADES Of tan are the
Iflrl.lr o7iors for uEoressed kld gloves.
md they ruusi have three rows Of heavy
ziiieiling on The hack. and fastened with
four s-.h-y large silFeFed or gilt metal
br-.sasL
Gr1reifts are won more than ever, and
aFe ouf 81 q great vanity Of designs
Ees ones sh0v iimose enamel picture
s1Ireandrd BY pearls. A pretty caneeit
In si.e wsy Il bracelet Was a flexible
ore - rai.ies. divided by giitiering lines
- diamauds
F.sllionaiiie lariies viii still wear their 4
hair high This spring and summer For
-sliuary wear the back hair Is twisted I
. DE- ispof flie hesd with ;Eo loops /
isrniug a boz knuf. For evening the /
ar isfFsrsed high. the hack hair waved /
szssrig and Iuiied in sraoefBl loops on
.. bad
-erf leE drfss -iaake7S remain faithful
- H. lIaiayegse- The lace or embroid
errd cdsiug Eas often getting unseWn.
AID y Nas not a. impossible thing 10
ZIP 40 AL crer = Struggling end. 10
- flaor TO EarroN d0unces u nix. Of
a. tenae eoiar a. ihe d5r.s. are somr
sir.r n-'i. but more oiten nothing n
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27
A Remarkable Dog Story.

John Templeton is blacksmith who
owns fine specimen of the English mas
tiff. Recently Mr.. Templeton was work
ing at his forge, putting new steel in a
pick. The new steel was slightly burned
in the heating, and, instead of welding,
few in half a dozen pieces. One piece
struck the blacksmith inst above the right
eye with such force as TO fasten itself in
firmly. The blacksmith staggered and
fell backward How long ne was uncon-
scious he does not know, but when he
revived the dog lay almost in the middle
Of the shop crying almost like human
being. and rubbing his jaws in the dust
Of the floor. The piece of steel that had
struck Mr. Templeton lay short dis
lance from the dog. The faithful brute
had seized the hot steel with his teeth
aud drawn it from the frontal bone OF
Mr.. Templeton's head The dogs mouth
was found to be badly burncd.-AlbaHy
Journal.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27
WORDS OF WISDOM.

One foolish act may undo man, and g
timely one make his fortune.
Common sense in an uncommon lie
gree is what the world calls wisdom.
If We do not fatter ourselves, the Ait
terry Of Others will not be able to injlre
US.
What is really best for US lies always
within our reach, though often OVER
looked.
The worst prison is not of stone. 1t is
Of a throbbing heart, outraged by an in
famous life.
Economy has the same effect upon
our fortunes as good breeding has upon
our conversation.
Courage is generally of the highest
order, for the brave are prodigal of the
most precious things.
Most people would succeed in small
things, If they were not so commonly
troubled with great ambitions.
True glory takes root, and then spreads;
all false pretenses, like flowers, fall to the
ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.
A beautiful woman is practical poet,
tanning her savage mate, planting tender
ness, hope and eloquence in all whom she
approaches.
Il is the close observation of little
things which is the secret of success in
business, in art, in science, and in every
pursuit in life.
In our spring time every day has its
hidden growths in mind, as it has in the
earth when the little blades are getting
ready to pierce the ground.
IN the whole universe, there arc no
SCENTS to work out the misery of soul
ike It's own fell passion, not the fire, the
darkness, the food or the tempest.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27
The Staked Plain of Texas

The staked plain of Tcxas-Llana Es-
tacado-forms part of the Western
plateau of the State The name is given
from the great number of bare yucca
stems seen there resembling stakes. This
plain extends from the head-waters of
the Colorado, Brazos, and Red rivers on
the east, to the Red Pecos in New Mexico
on the west, and from the valley of the
Canadian on The north to the Pecos on
the south. Its surface is gently undu-
lating, but owing to lack of water there
is almost a total absence of vegetation.
The yucca is the only plant that grows
there, and this but scantily; there are no
trees, and in the summer the feeble crop
of grass dries up. 1t is said that the
traveller can track his way across the
staked plain by the skeletons lying there
of those who have persisted of thirst in
the journey across. The general level of
the plain is from 5000 TO 1000 feet
above the sea.-Iafer- 0odaa.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27
hednoed TO a Skeleton By Discuss, and Re
stored to HeolA tsi2 Or. Par
dee's Remedy.
Wilson, Niagara Co, N. Y.

r-.,
'''' "a w. ~ l.
1kSrlEAkN'-ln April, 1855, was pros
trated by a severe attack Of inhammatory
rheumatism and was confined to nv he'd for-
noptbS 7 w,s st.srdo, ~, ~. ~. -,
49,
Skill Out rapidiy grew worse until was re
duced to mere skeleton.
The disease had gone to raylunrs and 10 IN,
region OF my heart, and -as finally given
up by the physicians, who said could live
but . g., -,
co,,d 10 vac 10 rot. III.
=.
oy Aiiiins 'he PAN oy frequent injections OF
ii'rpiiihe l was iinaily advised by a friend
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27
The Tulip.

The varieties Of the tulip are innumer
able; and the florists lists include many
hundreds. In the East, before the SEQ
years Of European cultivation had devel-
oped its susceptibility to these changes,
gold and scarlet were its insignia of color,
and the poets gave 10 the fiery splcndor
the language Of love On the banks OF
the Bosphorus, II Is said, the tulip repre-
senfs INCONSISTENCY as well as ardor; and
those which grow wild in the fields OF
Byzantium, with petals fiery red and
oeufers black as though burnt say to
the captive beauty that she has kindled a
heart with undying fervor.-Nels York
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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27
An E.pIoded Theory.

The old shcory that plants are I'M
healthy in the bedroom is an exploded
one. IL has been proved that they arc
positively beneficial, particularly in cases
ofinvalids and consumptives, living plants
nciualiy impariing oxygen, and moisture
70 the atmosphere being particularly cor
nectite IN their influence when dry fur
nace heat must he depended upon-De-
froH 1riJaae.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

The new mode of piano construction,
invented and introduced by Mason &
Hamlin in 1882, is an assured success,
tested and proved, many of the best
Judges having pronounced it ''the great
est Improvement in pianos of the cen
tury.n By it musical tones of remarka-
BILE brightness and purity are obtained,
and tuning is required less than one
quarter as often as in the old system. An
illustrated catalogue. fully explaining the
improvements, Will be sent free TO any
address.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

What furniture can civ such finish to a
room. as a tender woman's faces" asks George
flliott- Not any, we are happy to answer, pro
vide the goa OF health tempers the tender
expression. The pale anxio' $. bloodl IS face
OF the eonsumpuve. or the evident suffering.
OF the dyspeptic. induce feelings OF sorrow and
grief on QUE part and compel Us 10 tell them OF
DIR. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery the
sovereign remedy for consumption and other
diseases OF the respiratory system. as well As
Dyspepsia and other digestive troubles Sold
pVery,Nhare.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

The old proverb Is certainly true in the case
of DR.. Pierce's pleasant Purgative Pellets.
which are little sugar-wrappcd parcels, carce-
ly larger than mustard seeds. cont aiming as
much csihariic power as Is dose up in the big
gest, most repulsive-leoking pill Unlike the
big pills. however. they are mild and pleasant
in their oTeTation-do not pro luce griping
pains, nor render ihs bowels eostive after
uSiur
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

July. 1881. wrote Thos. P. Chester. Hoyoke,
Mass: IN three days cured an abscess on my
arm vi b st. Jacobs OIL" October -. 1886. he
says: WAS entirely cured of the terrible suf-
fering by it.r Price fifty cents
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
The summer Girl.

Ga The summer girl. with her golden hair
And her Trsl-e Of snowy lawn,
And hsr finishing checks IS VISION as lar
A. the summer mornings dawn
Her cha-ks an the blnshiag skies sun -kis7s11'
H. - ar The ooean's fathomless blue,
And Der HFs are the rosebuds fresh viii
Bosom Courier.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

=, The prcprietors of The Moxie Nerve Food.
that 5 creating such excitement all over the
country as a RENEE y for the liquor habit and
nervous exhaustion. or results OF overwork.
tAlk ths best sense yet. They say the nervous
system is the seat Of life. and controls the
tta11ctlons OF the body. The functions OF the
re- ponding amount of cd and impure mate
Iiei. II the nerves are strong enolrh to do this,
We ar well. and the blood puri1es itself every
aAy' y not, we are III. That is the whole sys-
TEN OF heath in a nutshell.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

STEM wagon that runs on ortiI airy roads
ana hauis 0,o0O pounds is making sue cessful
.nrlps netweea Bisbce and Fairbank. Arizona.
Inc distance Is sixty miles. The vehicle /.
owned by a mining company
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

The Rus sian Emprcssis one Of the most ac-
tive Of women. She rises early and goes to
bed laie.wa ks q great Zeal, reads enormously,
Is passionateiy fond OF dancing and dress, and
still h7ds time for works Of charity, which she
generously patronizes
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

Quito, in South America, is the only
city in the world on the Equator, and the
sun rises and sets there at six O'Clock the
wear round
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

A. c. White. Agent. D. & T. r r., zenia.
Ohio, writes: Red star Cough Cure IS a most
efficient remedy for bronchitis; tbs first dose
relieved me- Price twenty-five cents.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

Delicate diseases Of either sex, however in
duced, radically cured Address. with 10 cents
In stamps for book, Worlds Dispensa-y Med
cal Association. Buffalo, \. Y.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

Four thousand tons OF old horseshoes are to
be exported TO China, where they viii he melt
ed up into sahre-blad and knives
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

As the result of forest culture. birds are
making their appearance in Dakota that were
never seen there before.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

Can be made in postal card. II it is u ed TO
seud your address on to Hallett d Co.. Port
land, Me, who can furnish you work that you
can do and i've at home, wherever you are
located, few there are who cannot earn over
s. per day, and some have made over $50
Capital not required: you are started free.
Either sex, all ages All particulars Tree
One kind OF medicine will not cure all kinds
of diseases. DIR. kilmer's Preparations are
Specifics a remedy foreaeh disease. They are
the result of a successful practice since 1870.
ROYAL GLUE mends anythingi Broken Chi
ma, Glass. Wood. Free Walls at Drugs & Gro
months treatment for Soc. Piso's Rene
dy for Catarrh. Sold By druggists.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

TIE natives Of India are said to be by far
me largest sufferers numerically. IA that conn
Wy from railway accidents. which. by the
way. entail no loss whatever in damages on the
COMPANIES
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

IT Is said there are e. varieties OF birds in
the mountains Of North Carolina.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27

At this season nearly every one needsa good uedi-
cine TO purify. vitalize and enrich the blood. and
Hoods sarssparlia is the best for this purpose 1t
ispecular in that It strengthens and builds up the
system and creates appetite. while 1t eraiica.es
disease Re sure TO get Hoods ssra parIlla- Do not
take any other.
Hoods sarsaparilla sold by druggists 81; six for
& Prepared by c. L HOOD s Co. Lowell. Mass
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-05-27
cHAs. O. BARNUM.

Parlee Medicine Co. Rocbester NY
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-04-20
Remedy for a Sick Cow.

Want OF nutritious food previous to
calving is acommon cause OF weakness
after calving. The cows system is ex-
hausted by the calving, and if she is
deficient in strength she falls off rap
idly. Twenty pounds Of good hay or
three or four quarts Of bran or mid
dlings daily is little enough to keep a
COW in good strong condition through
the winter. After calving this food may
be increased little if the COW gives as
much as - or IA quarts OF milk.
10 bring up a COW when she
falls off is a difficult matter; it is
easier to keep her up; but the only way
is to give her good food, and, if her
appetite is poor, to give tonics to
strengthen it. In this case give a pint
OF raw linseed oil-not salts, which are
weakening and repeat in three days
if necessary. Then give a warm bran
slop, with tablespoonful of salt and
a teaspoonful Of each ofpowdered sui
phate OF iron and ginger in it once a
day. Some cut turnips or carrots or
potatoes would be useful to the COW.
The drinking water should be warmed
a little and a handfnl offne cornmeal
stirred in it.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-04-20
Character Of Hired Helm.

This is the time for employing
farm help, and farmers would do we'll
to consider the Importance of good
moral character. Rough, profane
and vicious men cannot fail to faint
the morals and manners of theyoung.
Even for the sake of his stock and
property a careful man will not wish
about his premises vicious or in.
temperate man. Such an one will
destroy more than the value OF his
wages. The Christian, character
which makes man trustworthy and
careful OF the interests OF. his employer
is valuable on the farm as he is every
where else. Goodness is profitable
for all things" But it is worth while
to carefully distinguish from this a
certain mild mannerdness that has no
backbone and is the result of physical
incapacity or laziness rather than of
rr-;nciple. 1t is rather too much to
expect all the cardinal virtues for SIS
or $50 a month, but parents should
insist that help they hire should not
be of a character to contaminated their
children.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-04-20
How to Dust a Room.

The proper way to dust q room,
says a writer in the New York Mail
and Express, is to begin with the walls.
Pin several thicknesses OF cloth over
a broom and sweep the walls down
thoroughly, leaving at the same time
all the doors and wind ows open. This
matter of sweeping the walls is I'M
portant and should be done once a
week in rooms that are much used.
Then with a damp cloth wipe off the
picture cords and wires, the backs of
all the picture-frames, and the tops
Of the door and window frames II
there is any danger of injuring. piet-
lures or frames with a damp cloth
use a day one, but wipe them. all
off carefully. AS often as you can, get
a good draft which will carry away the
dust out of the window, shake and
beat the curtains, whether they be
Holland, lace, scrim, or what not, for
they are prime sinners in. the mat
ter of harboring dust. The window
sash, sill, and glass should also re-
ceive attention. Use a large cloth,
with half OF it well danpened fordust-
Ing, the dry end being useful to wipe
off small articles that might be,iniured
by dampness and be, carefnl ! that
you manipulate the cloth SO as to
wipe tho dust into it and keep it there.
II it gets dirty have clean one. and
always wash them out and scald them
after using. # there are inside shut
tiers to the windows they need to be
cared for almost as tenderly as ha-
BY. A thorough cleaning every week,
carefully wiping both upper and under
Isides Of the Stats, is the only thing
that will keep them in decent order.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-04-20
Preparation of MhiteMash.

Whltewash is one of the most valu-
able articles in the. world when prop
erly applied. It not only prevents
the decay of wood. but conduces
greatly to the healthfulness OF all
buildings, whether OF wood or
stone. Outbaildings and fences,
whea not psinted, should be. sup
piled once or twice. a. year with
a good coat ofwhltewash, whiehshould
be prepared in the following way
Take clean, water tight barrel, or
other suitable cask. and put into it
half bashel of lime. Slack it by
fpouring Kater over it boiling hot, and
in sufficient quantity to cover it Ave
inches deep. and stir it brisk!y till thor
oughly slaked. When the shaking has
been thoroughly effected, dissolve in
water and add twopounds ofsulphate
ofzinc and one Of common salt; these
will cause the wash to harden. aud
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-04-20
Woman a Poor Spectator.


Wall street is considerably interest
ed in the suit brought against Russell
Sage by a woman who claims to be an
al fist, and who asserts that Mr. Sage
has had little the best other in some
stock Operations. The testimony
showed that Mr.. Sage had the best OF
the case in all respects, Letters were
produced revealing that the woman
had been begging him for all sorts OF
accommodations and favors and had
finally induced him to make some i'll.
vestments on light margins just about
the time that the squaH, struck Wall
street. OF course she suffered just as
Mr. Sage and every ody else who held
any stock suffered, hutshedid not5ake
her ill luck with good nature and
brought suit to recover her losses,
putting them at several housand dol
lars. Tt has been q lesson To Mr.. Sage.
He remarked recently that he had
done with attempting to do any favors
for women, he never would have any
more dealing III the stock line with
them He showed in court that he
had dealt fairly with the plaintiff and
that she had no one to blame for her
I'll luck but helSelf and the ups aud
downs Of Wall street.